#8EB7CD#8EB7CD
#8EB7CD is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.054 H 231.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8EB7CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 183, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 39%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 31%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.7%, 10.7%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.24, -8.49, -15.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.24, 17.71, 241.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.73% -0.0335 -0.0425) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.73% 0.054 231.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.1048, 44.0237, 64.1827) |
| Luminance | 0.4403 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 3.68
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 6.15
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.61
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 6.95
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.05
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 7.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8EB7CD #CDA48E
analogous
#8ECDC3 #8EB7CD #8E97CD
triadic
#8EB7CD #CD8EB7 #B7CD8E
tetradic
#8EB7CD #C38ECD #CDA48E #97CD8E
square
#8EB7CD #C38ECD #CDA48E #97CD8E
split-complementary
#8EB7CD #CD8E97 #CDC38E
monochromatic
#457D9C #649CBA #8EB7CD #B8D2E0 #E3EDF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#8EB7CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.81
#8EB7CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8EB7CD
9.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8EB7CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8EB7CD | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.81 | 9.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACB5CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3AECD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7ABDBE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8eb7cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 183, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.054 231.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0ccdc',
500: '#8eb7cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8eb7cd; $custom-light: #b0ccdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8eb7cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 183,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200.952,
"s": 38.65,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75733,
"c": 0.05413,
"h": 231.8
},
"luminance": 0.44026
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8EB7CD
secondary
#E5D8D2
accent
#6034B2
background
#FBFCFD
surface
#F6F8FB
border
#D0D1D4
text
#111315
muted
#808283